All the texts I’ve recently published in The Slow Burn have been born from a desire to share and inspire. I emphasize this because I recognize that it wasn’t always like this. In the past, when I called myself a publicist and entrepreneur, my writing was often driven by a need to build my personal […]
Anybody can make an ad. A brand doesn’t. In Costa Rica, as in the world, there are many people making ads. And of course, people hiring them. Many are those who assume that their brands or products need to advertise to sell, [...]
It’s been a few weeks since Rafael Abreu sent me the link to TED. Today, I am hooked to his TedTalks through iTunes, since all the presentations are available for free on his Podcasts. You can download them to your iPod or [...]
Sir Ken Robinson speaks, from his presentation at TedTalks in Monterey, California, about creativity and the challenge of changing education to value creativity as much as literacy. He identifies the importance of preparing ourselves to be wrong, if we want to be [...]
Photographer Phil Borges estimates that of the 6,000 languages spoken on the planet today, 3,000 are not known by children. In other words, as those who know them die, humanity will lose all the wealth that comes from the legacy of that [...]
USE THE POWER OF TRUST. Forget completely the idea that it is your turn to approve or reject, that this position is a big mistake. If you are going to value ideas, you have to be clear that all have potential, all [...]
There are people who complicate and entangle everything, go back and forth, change their minds constantly, forget what they say, do not allow things to flow, make processes slow and difficult, lower morale and team performance, and use sarcasm to defend their [...]
La Vía Costarricense is our country project, of those of us who live in Costa Rica and want it to be powerful, prosperous and exemplary. For this reason, without neglecting a single one of the other issues on the table, thanks to [...]
I am not hibernating. I’m just incubating. Accelerating. Connecting.
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With really good prizes, La Via Costarricense has launched a new opportunity to participate in the design of La Costa Rica que Querés. I invite you to participate!
Brands that discover their higher purpose are those that transcend and make a big difference. From those that ignite innovation to those that celebrate victory, from those that fill the world with happiness to those that propose life as a journey. With [...]
Last night I was entertained for a while with Animoto, the photos of the meeting we had in August with young professionals in Santa Ana and good music in the background. Great therapy to keep the focus on what has us in [...]
